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Violence
Barely any
A father's death and its emotional aftermath; nothing graphic
Language
Barely any
Mild language; age-appropriate
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content; age-appropriate first crush
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Grief found in activity, the summer that shapes a life, the athlete you become when you need somewhere to put your pain
What this book is about
A prequel to The Crossover. Washington, D.C., 1988. Charlie Bell is twelve, struggling after his father's death, and being sent to spend the summer with his grandparents. There he discovers basketball — and begins to become the man his son Chuck Bell will grow up admiring. Kwame Alexander's verse novel is a portrait of Black boyhood in 1980s America, of loss and of the game that gave a grieving boy direction.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
parental death as central emotional premise
ideal for middle grade readers
verse novel companion to The Crossover
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